问题
选择题
A poet and artist _____ coming to speak to us about Chinese literature and painting tomorrow afternoon.
A．are
B．is
C．were
D．was
答案
答案：B
试题解析：考查主谓一致和时态。A poet and artist 指的是一位诗人兼艺术家，指一个人，所以谓语动词用单数。时间状语是将来，is coming 现在进行时表将来。所以选A。句意：明天下午一位诗人兼艺术家要来给我们讲中国文学和绘画。